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Originally Posted by jeffpea
zebraman - can I ask a question here? (ok more than just one)...was it a foul? If it was a foul, then good job! If it wasn't a foul - then that's another situation that we all try to avoid.
My philosophy that I share with my partners in pre-game is: get the call right! If you see an obvious foul/a "must get" foul in my area, and I don't get it - feel free to come and get it. The best thing for the game is to get the call right - no matter where it comes from.
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From where I was at, it was a foul. But I was a lot further away from the play than the lead. It was right in front of him and he passed so he didn't think it was a foul.
If we are a crew, I need to trust his view and his judgement in his primary that it wasn't something that needed to be called.
If we are all just looking at the ball, we don't need 3 officials on the game. In my experience, that whole "get it right" philosophy is an excuse for ball-watchers to not take care of their areas, trust their partners and referee off-ball.
I can recall many times when partners of mine have strayed out of their primary and secondary areas and blown a whistle in my primary area. Every one of those times it has been a call that I passed on (or there was no call at all and they were dead wrong).
Maybe your experience is different, but I don't recall ever thinking, "thanks, you saved me" to a partner that is ball watching.
An official needs to referee locally and be aware globally. Being aware means that you know where your partners and the ball are. It doesn't mean that you are reffing in their areas.
Z